Bill C-217: An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (illness, injury or quarantine)

Bill C-217 If you have any questions or comments regarding the accessibility of this publication, please contact us at [email protected]. First Reading LEGISinfo Bilingual view XML PDF Skip to Document Navigation Skip to Document Content ENGLISHSUMMARYSUMMARY1 Employment Insurance Act1 Employment Insurance Act First Session, Forty-third Parliament, 68-69 Elizabeth II, 2019-2020 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-217 An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (illness, injury or quarantine) FIRST READING, February 24, 2020 Mrs. DeBellefeuille 431065 SUMMARY This enactment amends the Employment Insurance Act to increase from 15 to 50 the maximum number of weeks for which benefits may be paid because of illness, injury or quarantine. Available on the House of Commons website at the following address: www.ourcommons.ca 1st Session, 43rd Parliament, 68-69 Elizabeth II, 2019-2020 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-217 An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (illness, injury or quarantine) Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: 1996, c. 23 Employment Insurance Act 1 Paragraph 12(3)‍(c) of the Employment Insurance Act is replaced by the following: (c) because of a prescribed illness, injury or quarantine is 50; 2 Paragraph 152.‍14(1)‍(c) of the Act is replaced by the following: (c) because of a prescribed illness, injury or quarantine is 50; Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons Publication Explorer Publication Explorer ParlVU